British Composers: Britten: Winter Words etc.

~ Release by Benjamin Britten; Robert Tear, Sir Philip Ledger (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1On This Island, Op. 11: 1. Let the florid music praise!
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
On This Island: I. Let the Florid Music Praise!
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Production Music
part of:
On This Island, op. 11
Benjamin Britten3:09
2On This Island, Op. 11: 2. Now the leaves are falling fast
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
On This Island: II. Now the Leaves Are Falling Fast
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Production Music
part of:
On This Island, op. 11
Benjamin Britten1:58
3On This Island, Op. 11: 3. Seascape
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
On This Island: III. Seascape
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Production Music
part of:
On This Island, op. 11
Benjamin Britten1:59
4On This Island, Op. 11: 4. Nocturne
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
On This Island: IV. Nocturne
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Production Music
part of:
On This Island, op. 11
Benjamin Britten3:59
5On This Island, Op. 11: 5. As it is, plenty
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
On This Island: V. As It Is, Plenty
lyricist:
W. H. Auden
composer:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Production Music
part of:
On This Island, op. 11
Benjamin Britten1:31
6Folk Song Arrangements: The Foggy, Foggy Dew
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume III: The Foggy, Foggy Dew (Arr. Benjamin Britten)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
arrangement of:
The Foggy Dew (English song)
part of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume III: British Isles, for voice & piano
Benjamin Britten2:24
7Folk Song Arrangements: The Plough Boy
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume III: The Plough Boy (Britten arrangement)
composer:
William Shield (English composer)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
arrangement of:
The Plough Boy
part of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume III: British Isles, for voice & piano
Benjamin Britten1:44
8Folk Song Arrangements: Sweet Polly Oliver
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume III: Sweet Polly Oliver (Britten arrangement)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
arrangement of:
Sweet Polly Oliver
part of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume III: British Isles, for voice & piano
Benjamin Britten1:53
9Folk Song Arrangements: O Waly, Waly
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume III: O Waly, Waly (Arr. Benjamin Britten)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
part of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume III: British Isles, for voice & piano
Benjamin Britten3:50
10Folk Song Arrangements: Come you not from Newcastle?
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume III: Come You Not From Newcastle? (arr. Britten)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
part of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume III: British Isles, for voice & piano
Benjamin Britten1:14
11Folk Song Arrangements: The Minstrel Boy
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Folk Song Arrangements, Vol. 4, "Moore's Irish Melodies": No. 4. The Minstrel Boy
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
arrangement of:
The Minstrel Boy
part of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume IV: Moore's Irish Melodies, for voice & piano
Benjamin Britten2:28
12Folk Song Arrangements: The Brisk Young Widow
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume V: The Brisk Young Widow
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
Benjamin Britten2:15
13Folk Song Arrangements: Ca' the Yowes
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume V: Ca' the Yowes
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
Benjamin Britten3:53
14Folk Song Arrangements: The Lincolnshire Poacher
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume V: The Lincolnshire Poacher (arr. Britten)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
arrangement of:
The Lincolnshire Poacher (catch-all for arrangements)
Benjamin Britten1:59
15Folk Song Arrangements: Le roi s'en va-t'en chasse
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume II: 4. Le roi s'en va-t'en chasse
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
part of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume II: France, for voice & piano
Benjamin Britten1:59
16Folk Song Arrangements: La belle est au jardin d'amour
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume II: 5. La belle est au jardin d'amour
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
is based on:
La belle est au jardin d'amour
part of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume II: France, for voice & piano
Benjamin Britten2:27
17Folk Song Arrangements: Quand j'étais chez mon père
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume II: 8. Quand j'étais chez mon père
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
version of:
Quand j’étais chez mon père
part of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume II: France, for voice & piano
Benjamin Britten1:46
18Folk Song Arrangements: The Salley Gardens
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume I: The Salley Gardens (Arr. Benjamin Britten)
lyricist:
William Butler Yeats (in 1889)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist) (in 1943)
arrangement of:
The Sally Gardens (catch-all for arrangements)
version of:
Down by the Salley Gardens
part of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume I: British Isles, for voice & piano
Benjamin Britten2:30
19Folk Song Arrangements: Little Sir William
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume I: Little Sir William (Britten arrangement)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
part of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume I: British Isles, for voice & piano
Benjamin Britten2:40
20Folk Song Arrangements: The Bonny Earl o' Moray
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume I: The Bonny Earl o' Moray (Britten arrangement)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd
arrangement of:
The Bonny Earl O' Moray
part of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume I: British Isles, for voice & piano
Benjamin Britten2:08
21Folk Song Arrangements: O can ye sew cushions?
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume I: O Can Ye Sew Cushions? (Britten arrangement)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
part of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume I: British Isles, for voice & piano
Benjamin Britten2:23
22Folk Song Arrangements: The trees they grow so high
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume I: The Trees They Grow So High (Britten arrangement)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
arrangement of:
The Trees They Grow So High (Original folksong)
part of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume I: British Isles, for voice & piano
Benjamin Britten3:13
23Folk Song Arrangements: The Ash Grove
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume I: The Ash Grove (Britten arrangement)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
arrangement of:
The Ash Grove (Welsh tune, "Down yonder green valley")
part of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume I: British Isles, for voice & piano
Benjamin Britten2:23
24Folk Song Arrangements: Oliver Cromwell
solo piano:
Philip Ledger
solo tenor vocals:
Robert Tear (tenor)
recording of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume I: Oliver Cromwell (Britten arrangement)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Benjamin Britten (English composer, conductor, and pianist)
part of:
Folksong Arrangements, Volume I: British Isles, for voice & piano
Benjamin Britten0:40
2▶CD